Saul Marks and the Plantin Press: The Life & Work of a Singular Man by Lillian Marks is a richly detailed tribute to her husband Saul Marks and the private press they co-founded in Los Angeles, the Plantin Press. The narrative weaves biography and printing history, tracing Saul’s journey from immigrant beginnings through to his emergence as a master-printer of exceptional craftsmanship, while highlighting Lillian’s integral role in the operation and her own contributions to its work. Drawing upon personal recollections, letters, printed specimens and photographs, the book gives a vivid sense of the ethos behind the press: a dedication to typographic excellence, hand-processes (including handsetting, hand-press work, and limited editions) and a belief in the book as art. Lillian conveys the day-to-day challenges, triumphs and the evolving technology of book-printing over the decades, as well as her husband’s exacting standards and stylistic rigor. The volume is also a celebration of a distinctive chapter in the 20th-century fine press movement in Southern California, preserving the legacy of a “singular man” and the press he shaped.
Saul Marks and the Plantin Press – Lillian Marks 1980 | LTD Edition
$99.00
- Author:
Lillian Marks - Publisher:
The Plantin Press, Los Angeles, 1980 - Binding:
Hardcover - Condition:
Fine - Size:
4to - Attributes:
First Edition, Limited Edition
First edition, first printing, 4to, limited edition of 350 copies, unnumbered. Marbled boards, binding tight, internally clean and bright, unmarked. Illustrated with photographs and many woodcuts. Fine in Fine Slipcase.
